Posts by Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
Saints in the Making: Sister begins new chapter of service
(CLYDE, Mo.) –  Benedictine Sister of Perpetual Adoration Lynn Marie D’Souza, OSB never expected to find herself in the role of prioress general for the congregation. So when the votes were counted during the 18th General Chapter in August and her Sisters chose her to serve as prioress general for the next six years, her…
Read MoreBenedictine Sisters add November Monastic Experience
The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration will host an in-person Monastic Experience Nov. 20-22, 2026, at the congregation’s monastery in Clyde, Missouri. The event provides those discerning religious life the opportunity to experience the daily rhythm of Benedictine contemplative monastic life. Participants will sing the divine office with the Benedictine Sisters, attend daily Mass, spend…
Read MoreA new chapter begins
Photo credit: Sister Nicole Kunze, OSB The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde, Missouri, conducted their 18th General Chapter in August. Convened every six years, the weeklong General Chapter is a sacred time of prayer, discernment and decision-making as they consider their future service to the Church and to the world. After months of…
Read MoreBenedictine Sisters handcraft 500 rosaries for Sheen beatification
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified at a Mass in September in St. Louis, and the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde, Missouri, are playing a small part in the celebration. Archbishop Sheen, who died in 1979, was one of the most recognizable Catholic figures of the 20th century. He hosted “The Catholic…
Read MoreAn artist’s eye, an adorer’s heart: Sister Mary Joy Heinlein
Benedictine Sister of Perpetual Adoration Mary Joy Heinlein died on June 17, 2026. She was born Evelyn Frances Mary Heinlein on July 15, 1930, in New York City to Martin and Rose Schellinger Heinlein. Her father and mother were born in Germany, emigrating separately to the United States around 1925 and met each other in…
Read MoreBenedictine leaders attend formation symposium
Three members of the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration who work closely with women discerning a religious vocation or who are currently in formation with the congregation attended the North American Benedictine Vocation Formation Directors Symposium in May. The four-day event took place at Christ the King Priory’s St. Benedict Center in Schuyler, Nebraska. Representing…
Read MoreBenedictine Sisters to host discernment event
The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration will host an in-person Monastic Experience June 26-28, 2026, at the congregation’s monastery in Clyde, Missouri. The event provides those discerning religious life the opportunity to experience the daily rhythm of Benedictine contemplative monastic life. Participants will sing the divine office with the Benedictine Sisters, attend daily Mass, spend…
Read MoreBenedictine Sisters welcome new postulant
(CLYDE, Mo.) – Â For more than 150 years, the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde, Missouri, have been woven into the heart of northwest Missouri – and that story continued April 25 when they welcomed a new postulant into the congregation. Vanda entered during a Day Hour prayer service on the Feast of St.…
Read More60 Years of Devoted Service
On April 16, the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration gathered to honor a remarkable milestone – the 60th jubilee of monastic profession for Sister Hildegard Zerwas, OSB. Born in Germany, Sister Hildegard felt the call to religious life at a young age, entering the Benedictine Sisters in 1963 at just 20 years old. She made…
Read MoreSisters attend college vocation fair
Members of the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration took part in the annual Vocation Fair hosted by Benedictine College in March in Atchison, Kansas. The event provided opportunities for college students who might be discerning a religious calling to meet with members of religious orders and diocesan vocation directors. “I enjoyed meeting the faith-filled students…
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